Cork holder and lifter.



by I E. A. REAPKI: J. G. JOHNSTON.

CORK HOLDER AND LIFTER.

APPLICATION IILED MAB-.6, 1913.

1,074,01 5. Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

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EDWARD A. REAP AND JAMES C. JOHNSTON, 0F ENID, OKLAHOMA.

CORK HOLDER AND LIFTER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, EDWARD A. REAP and JAMESC. JOHNSTON, citizens of the United States, residing at Enid, in thecounty of Garfield, State of Oklahoma, have invented a new and usefulCork Holder and Lifter, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a cork holder and lifter.

An object of the present invention is to provide an improved cork lifterand holder which may be readily secured to the neck of any bottle or maybe secured thereto prior to the original sale thereof.

A further object is to provide a device to be secured to the neck of abottle and provided with a lid hingedly secured thereto to the undersurface of which lid is secured the bottle stopper.

A further object is to provide a bottle attachment comprising a lidhingedly secured to the neck of a bottle and a corkscrew projectingdownwardly therefrom adapted to engage a cork stopper for the holdingthereof and to further provide means whereby the cork may be readilyinserted within or withdrawn from the neck of the bottle.

A still further object is-to carry out these ends in a simple, effectiveand inexpensive manner.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the inventionresides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawings accompanying this speci fication and forming a partthereof, the

preferable form of my'invention is illustrated, in which Figure 1 is aview in perspective of my improved device secured upon the neck of abottle, the bottle being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a side view inelevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross sectional viewillustrating a modified form of cork securing means. Fig. 4 is a topplan view.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 is a bottle providedwith the usual neck 52 into which is adapted to extend the stopper 3 ofcork or similar resilient material, the above being taken as the type ofapparatus with which my device is intended to be used.

As illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings a wire 3 completely encirclesthe mouth of the bottle and is joined as at 1, the joint be ing in thenature of the twisting of the wire until the same is drawn tightlyagainst the side walls of the bottle neck. The wire 3' twisted uponitself as at 5, bent. horizontally and then upwardly to form theupstanding arms (3, extending between which and preferably formedintegral therewith is the horizontal portion 7 which serves as an axisor shaft about which a lid 8 swings.

The bottle stopper 3 as illustrated in Fig. 2 is provided with the uppersurface thereof slightly rounded and the said stopper is spaced a slightdistance from the upper lid which allows the cork to aline with thebottle neck previous to the insertion therein. This is of importance asit provides that the cork will always lit within the bottle neckregardless of the length of the cork. The stopper or cork when insertedwithin the bottle is adapted to lie flush with the upper surface thereofand due to the spacing of the stopper and the lid 8 the upwardlyextending arms 6 insure that the lid 8 will be in a horizontal positionwhen the cork or stopper is fully inserted within the bottle. The lid 8is preferably oval or elliptical in outline a portion 9 thereof beingcurled upon itself and inclosing therein the shaft or portion 7 withwhich it effects a hinged connection. The lid 8 is provided with the twoapertures 10 approximately central thereof and extending therethrough sthe means for holding the bottle stopper securely or loosely on the lid.

The form shown in Fig. 1 is a corkscrew and the form illustrated in Fig.3 comprises a length of wire extending through two apertures formed inthe cork the lower ends of which wire are twisted upon themselves andthe outlying projections cut oil to form a neat appearance. The forwardportion of the lid 8 remote from the back 9 is intended to extend beyondthe mouth of the bottle as at 11 which provides easy means whereby thelid may be gripped and raised or lowered according to whether thestopper is to be iniCI'tGCl within the bottle or withdrawn thererom.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the portion of the wire 3may be enlarged and strengthened and made of resilient material the endsof which do not meet but are separated a short distance with the resultthat the device may be attached to any bottle by merely springing thetwo portions of the wire 3" apart until they pass over the mouth or neckof the bottle and upon.

7 per after having been removed from the bottle. Furthermore, the deviceis not intended for the locking of a bottle stopper within the neck oris it to be confused with those devices for the initial drawing of thecork, but

however, is rather intended to be used as a convenient means whereby thecork may be.

withdrawn or replaced within the bottle and furthermore will effectuallyprevent the cork from being lost or misplaced. The cork is withdrawn orinserted within the bottle by a mere raising or lowering of the lid 8 tofacilitate which the front portion thereof has been projected as at 11beyond the mouth of the bottle. The corkscrew attachment extendingdownward from the lid allows the device to be readily secured upon anybottle and the cork suitably impinged upon the said corkscrewattachment.

The form illustrated in Fig. 2 is rather intended for those instances inwhich the device is positioned upon a bottle prior to the initialfilling thereof, the construction being so strengthened as to render itpossiber. engaging the bottle neck, said member includin a horizo-ntallrextendin 'wire.

spaced above the bottle mouth, a lid hi'ngedly secured to saidhorizontal wire and mounted for rotation in a vertical plane, a bottlestopper with an upper curved surface, and means connected to said liddetachably engaging the said bottle stopper and holding the said stopperfor limited movement with respect to the lid.

3. A bottle attachment including a resili ent member engaging the mouthof a bottle,

and supporting a horizontal wire thereabove, a lid pivotally securedtosaid horizontal wire and mounted for rotation in a vertical planethereon, a bottle stopper with an upper spherical surface, meansextending through the central portion of said; lid and engaging thecentral portion of said bottle stopper for holding the same to the lidand providing for the limited motion of the same with respect to saidlid.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have heretoafiixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD A. REAP. JAMES C. JOHNSTON. WVitnesses:

CHAs. A. VVILsoN, E. F. HEMNEG.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner. of Patents,

- Washington, D. G.

